1. Introduction

Hi, and welcome to Concepts for Thinking! My name is Bree Beal. I hold an interdisciplinary PhD, and I’ve developed a niche obsession with principled thinking. This video is an introduction to tell you what that is and why it’s important. Our minds are prone to systematic errors. Within any single discipline, specialists eventually develop principles that guard against common errors. But when these specialists enter another field, they may not have the concepts to guard against totally new kinds of errors. In fact, entire disciplines can develop massive blind spots, where they fail to understand very basic phenomena. I observed this constantly while studying over a dozen disciplines, crossing the boundaries between humanities, sciences, and the arts. Over time, I’ve developed a lexicon of concepts that can help discipline thinking across diverse areas of life. On this channel, I’ll share these concepts and show how they are useful. For more about me, check out the following links: https://www.bree-beal.com/ https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=2425599 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Bree_Beal https://secure.web.emory.edu/psychology/dilks/alumni.php